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Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
What changedThe left frames it as "Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet". The right frames it as "Kenya's Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

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32WORDING GAP

7 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Mostly Same. The left frames it as "Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet". The right frames it as "Kenya's Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet".

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Oct 18, 8:35 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Oct 18, 8:36 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Oct 19, 12:46 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Oct 19, 12:46 AM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 32/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient. Health...

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Center ·News report

Kenyan Ebola cases rise to eight in two weeks

A person who had contact with Kenya's first Ebola victim in early October becomes the country's eighth case of the deadly virus.

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Center ·News report

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak

Kenyan health authorities say latest patient was likely exposed to the country's first Ebola case.

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Center ·Wire story
UPI11m ago

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola virus case amid outbreak in nearby DRC

Kenya on Sunday announced that an eighth case of the virus that causes Ebola has been recorded in the country amid an outbreak in the nearby DRC.

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Center-left ·News report

Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient

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Center-left ·News report

Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient.

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Center-right ·News report

Kenya's Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient.

Open source